Matsunoo shrine
The Matsunoo Shrine or also historically Matsu-no-wo-Taisha ( Japanese 松尾 大 社 ) is a Shintō shrine in Kyoto in Japan . It is one of the most important 22 Shinto ( Nijūnisha ) shrines . He received the rank of Taisha (large shrine ) only after the Second World War.
The shrine is located in the west of Kyoto. It was founded in 701 near a spring considered sacred by the Hata clan, making it one of the oldest in Kyoto. He can boast of giving bunrei (see shintai ) to over 1,100 other shrines.
The kami of the shrine are Ō-yamagui-no-kami or Ō-yama-kui and Nakatsu-shima-hime-no-mikoto. The go-shintai of Ō-yama-kui is an ancient wooden statue. It is traditionally understood in the shrine as a water kami, the kui in its name is read as "water" (unlike in the Hie Taisha , where it is seen as a mountain kami). It is also known as the kami of brewing and sake , and large amounts of sake are always found as offerings in branch shrines of the Matsunoo shrine.
Ō-yama-kui is brought to various temporary shrines ( o-tabisho ) in the area for 20 days as part of a ceremony called Shinkō-sai in a mikoshi , including the site of the former Saiji shrine, with which the Matsunoo shrine has particularly close ties would have had.
In an adjoining shrine named Tsukiyomi-jinja is Tsukiyomi revered.
Worth seeing is the gate with two guardian statues, which are atypical for Shinto shrines, and the gardens. The water of the temple's waterfall is considered healthy and is taken away by visitors. Sake and miso paste manufacturers pray for business success.
The shrine is also home to a museum that shows how sake is made.
Web links
- Shrine website (Japanese)
- Kyōto Prefecture Information Center - English
Coordinates: 35 ° 0 ′ 1 ″ N , 135 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ E